Software

Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 4
PSP overview ............................................................................................................................................... 4
Benefits of PSP ............................................................................................................................................. 4
New features ............................................................................................................................................... 5
Obtaining the PSP ........................................................................................................................................ 5
Obtaining PSP from HP SmartStart CD .................................................................................................. 5
HP website ........................................................................................................................................ 5
Updating a PSP ............................................................................................................................................ 6
Subscriber's Choice ............................................................................................................................ 6
Version control ................................................................................................................................... 6
Creating a centralized, network-based software repository ............................................................................... 6
Deploying PSPs ............................................................................................................................ 8
PSP deployment scenarios ............................................................................................................................. 8
Deployment for Microsoft Windows ............................................................................................................... 8
Minimum requirements for Microsoft Windows PSP.......................................................................................... 9
Installing the PSP for Windows ...................................................................................................................... 9
Server virtualization detection and support.......................................................................................... 11
Deploying PSPs for Linux ............................................................................................................................. 11
Minimum requirements for Linux servers ........................................................................................................ 12
Installing the PSP for Linux ........................................................................................................................... 14
Advanced topics ......................................................................................................................... 16
Command-line installation ........................................................................................................................... 16
Command-line syntax ................................................................................................................................. 16
Command-line arguments ............................................................................................................................ 17
Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 22
Troubleshooting installation of PSP for Microsoft Windows ............................................................................. 22
Troubleshooting installation of PSP for Linux .................................................................................................. 24
Technical support ........................................................................................................................ 27
Reference documentation ............................................................................................................................ 27
Operating system information ...................................................................................................................... 27
HP contact information ................................................................................................................................ 28
Acronyms and abbreviations ........................................................................................................ 29
Index ......................................................................................................................................... 31